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Boeing gets $440mn order from Papua New Guinea carrier ECONOMY

Boeing gets $440mn order from Papua New Guinea carrier

US aircraft maker Boeing said it had won a $440mn deal with Papua New Guinea's flag carrier Air Niugini for four 737 MAX 8 planes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China confirms ‘weapons’ on disputed island INTERNATIONAL

China confirms ‘weapons’ on disputed island

China confirmed that it has weapons on a disputed island in the South China Sea, state media said Thursday, as US Secretary of State John Kerry slammed Beijing for ‘militarisation’ of the strategically vital region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Manila ‘not planning to challenge China’ INTERNATIONAL

Manila ‘not planning to challenge China’

President Benigno Aquino 3rd said the Philippines has no intention of challenging the military might of China, noting that his administration has no plan to rise up in arms against its neighbour over disagreements on some disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
VW says global sales climb, worsen in US ECONOMY

VW says global sales climb, worsen in US

German automaker Volkswagen said global sales of all its brands rose by 3.7% in January compared to the same month last year, although they worsened in the US.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China forex reserves fall almost $100bn in January ECONOMY

China forex reserves fall almost $100bn in January

China's foreign exchange reserves have fallen to their lowest level in more than three years, the central bank said, as Beijing sells dollars to stop the yuan from depreciating further.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China echoes concerns over N Korea rocket launch plans INTERNATIONAL

China echoes concerns over N Korea rocket launch plans

China on Wednesday joined the global chorus of anger and concern over a planned rocket launch by North Korea, while Japan vowed to shoot down any missile that threatened its territory.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Free upgrades for stranded Chinese travellers INTERNATIONAL

Free upgrades for stranded Chinese travellers

Chinese rail authorities offered 10,000 stranded Lunar New Year travellers free upgrades to high-speed trains Wednesday as they tackled a huge backlog of passengers stuck in Guangzhou by snow and ice.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands stranded at China train station INTERNATIONAL

Thousands stranded at China train station

More than 50,000 passengers were stranded at a railway station in the Chinese city of Guangzhou yesterday because of weather delays, state media said, an inauspicious start for some as the country embarks upon its annual lunar new year travel rush.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HBKU professor gets prestigious award ARABIA

HBKU professor gets prestigious award

Dr Amine Bermak, a professor and programme co-ordinator at the Information and Computing Technology Division at HBKU’s College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has received the Best Design Paper Award at the 21st ASP Design Automation Conference in Macau, China.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Nearly 100,000' Chinese new year travellers stranded INTERNATIONAL

'Nearly 100,000' Chinese new year travellers stranded

Nearly 100,000 Lunar New Year travellers in China were stranded in the city of Guangzhou on Monday, police said, as snow and ice disrupted the world's largest annual human migration.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China arrests 21 over $7.6 bn Ponzi scam INTERNATIONAL

China arrests 21 over $7.6 bn Ponzi scam

Chinese authorities have arrested 21 people on suspicion of defrauding around 900,000 people of more than 50 billion yuan ($7.6 billion), state media reported, after an online peer-to-peer lender ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US warship sails by island claimed by China: Pentagon INTERNATIONAL

US warship sails by island claimed by China: Pentagon

A US warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea Saturday to assert freedom of navigation, drawing a protest from Beijing, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016